| LC control no. | n 80001230 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Carew, Rod, 1945- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1945-10-01 |
| Place of birth | Gatun (Panama) |
| Affiliation | Minnesota Twins (Baseball team) American League of Professional Baseball Clubs California Angels (Baseball team) Milwaukee Braves (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players |
| Found in | Libby, B. Rod Carew, c1976. African American National Biography, accessed January 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Carew, Rod; Rodney Cline Carew; baseball player; born 01 October 1945 in Gatun, Panama; signed with Minnesota Twins (1964); made strides in Wilson, North Carolina, in the Single-A Carolina League (1966); was named to the All-Star team; named the American League Rookie of the Year; was named to eighteen consecutive All-Star teams; led the AL in batting every year (1972-1978) except (1976); accepted the humanitarian Roberto Clemente Award (1977); was named the American League MVP; traded to California Angels (1979); was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1991); coach with California Angels and with Milwaukee Brewers; became the first athlete awarded a Panamanian Medal of Honor) |
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